The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-29
NEW UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, WAU-
SAU, WISCONSIN.

This church, dedicated Jan. 8, is
pleasantly and centrally located on
corner lot, Fifth and Mcclellan streets,
donated by Mrs MARY SCHoFIELD; a
very generous gift. The church faces
the south. In style it is somewhat
after the "Queen Anne" 1t is cruci-
form in shape and has no tower, but
the several gables and buttresses are or
namented with pinnacles. The length is
sixty-fOur feet; width, forty four
height in center, twenty-six. The main
entrance is from the south through
small Yestibule. This opens into q YES
try, twelve by twenty eight feet. Three
large double doors open from this into
the main audience room.
The audience room is seated with
circular slips of very neat pattern.
Its seating capacity is 25O, with the
yestTy and the gallery above it, bothsG4f
which are seated; an audience of 400
can be accommodated. The roof is
supported with four arched trusses,
which show inside and are ornamented,
giving fine appearance to the audience
room. The four gables are pierced
with large circular windows, beneath
which are good sized Gothic windows
The glass is stained, of pretty pattern,
and was manufactured by Misch Bros,
Chicago. The chancel and choir occupy
the north end or projection. A small
study is finished off on the northeast
corner, through which there is an en-
trance to the choir and platform.
On the right of the pulpit there is a
fireplace, designed both for ventilation
and heating; but the heating generally
is by Boyington furnace in the base
ment. Gas is used in lighting. The
painting is of pleasing colors the fur
nishing is complete and styles tasteful,
and all serve to make the church warm,
hOmelike and attractive. Outside and
inside it is neat and in good taste, and
for the money it has cost, is one of
the finest churches in the State. The
basement is ten feet in the clear and
the full size of the building as yet it
is unfinished.
The trustees of the parish and who
have served as the building committee,
are IL. S. Haseltine, V. A. Anderson
and S. NJ. Quaw. II. 5. Haseltine
has superintended the work. The
architect and builder was William La
Selle, of Wausau, and he has done his
work well and given universal satisfac-
tiOn. Mr.. Haseltine, too, has been un-
firing and painstaking in the work en-
trusted to him.
All in all the church for the money
expended is very neat, attractive and
we'll built edifice. Ii was dedicated
without dollar of debt resting upon it.
The money was all provided before
the work was commenced. The church
and lot is estimated to be worth s. 600.
1t is the neatest church in the little city
of fourteen churches.
On the occasion of the dedication on
Sunday, Jan. 9, the pastor, Rev. B. F.
Rogers, was assisted by Rev. w. II.
Ryder, d. D., of Chicago, the latter
preaching the sermon. The church
was we'll filed and the audience gave
most excellent attention. The sermon
was one of DR.. Ryder's best efforts
and gave universal satisfaction. In the
evening the communion service was
observed, the pastor being assisted by
DR.. Ryder also. Seven new members
were received and a church organiza-
tiOn will be formed at once. Dedica-
tiOn day was a happy occasion to all
one to be long and pleasantly remem-
bered. 1t was an occasion long looked
forward to, and when it came all were
happy.
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